page_title: Chester M. Franklin
section_title: Partial filmography
hierarchical_section_title: Chester M. Franklin / Partial filmography
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of the Keystone Cops Caption reads as follows: Harry Vallejo, the photographer, has withdrawn from his archives this first picture of the Keystone Cops, the leader of a long line of laughmakers. The subject was produced late in 1912. The personnel of the "force" would indicate Sennett was a good picker of "comers." But reading from left to right: Robert Z. Leonard, Mack Sennett, Bill Haber, Henry (Pathe) Lehrmann [Lehrman], — McAlley, Chet Franklin, Ford Sterling, Fred Mace, Arthur Tavaras [Tavares]. This photo appears in Mack Sennett's Fun Factory, Volume 1, by Brent E. Walker. It is identified as being from the film The Stolen Purse, filmed in November 1912. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland &amp; Company, Publishers, 2010, ISBN 978-0-7864-7711-1 page 28. The Stolen Purse was released February 10, 1913. More information
context_page_description: Chester Mortimer Franklin was an American film director and actor active mainly in the silent era. Born in San Francisco, he was the brother of Sidney A. Franklin. In the late 1910s he co-directed with his brother Sidney several films with all-children casts for William Fox. He directed two silent horror films, the 1924 Behind the Curtain and the 1927 The Thirteenth Hour.
context_section_description: Going Straight (1916)
  Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916)
  The Little School Ma'am (1916)
  The Babes in the Woods (1917)
  Jack and the Beanstalk (1917)
  Treasure Island (1918)
  You Never Can Tell (1920)
  The Case of Becky (1921)
  Nancy from Nowhere (1922)
  A Game Chicken (1922)
  The Toll of the Sea (1922)
  Where the North Begins (1923)
  The Song of Love (1923)
  Behind the Curtain (1924) a.k.a. Souls Which Pass in the Night
  The Thirteenth Hour (1927)
  Detectives (1928)
  Vanity Fair (1932)
  File 113 (1933)
  Sequoia (1934)
  Tough Guy (1936)
caption: Photo of the Keystone Cops from 1912, "Chet" Franklin in back fourth from right
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